Health Equity Community Project ECHO Series

April 2022 - January 2024

In partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Anthem, the American Cancer Society (ACS) launch this ECHO program. The target audience is Federally Qualified Health Centers and their patient advisory councils, governing boards and community-based organizations. The goals of this program were to explore, identify, and implement community-driven solutions to reduce medical mistrust, elevate patients’ perspective and experiences, use data to inform project, create comprehensive action plan and strengthen partnerships with participants.

Health Equity Community Project ECHO Series

Session 1 - April 19, 2022 - Understanding and Addressing Medical Mistrust: Introduction to the Group Based Medical Mistrust Scale

Session 2 - May 25, 2022 - Understanding Medical Mistrust Through the Colorectal Cancer Screening Lens

Session 3 - July 14, 2022 - Measuring Mistrust using the Group Based Medical Mistrust Scale: Best Practices from a Community

Session 4 - September 22, 2022 - Patient Engagement Series: Elevating Patient Voices to Reduce Medical Mistrust and Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening

Session 5 - November 15, 2022 - Patient Engagement Series: Using Patient Voices to Improve Policies and Practices to Address Medical Mistrust in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Screening

Session 6 - February 10, 2023 - Patient Engagement Series: Sustaining a Highly Effective Patient Advisory Council/Governing Board

Session 7 - March 22, 2023 - Effective Strategies for Reducing Medical Mistrust: Support from Healthcare Providers

Session 8 - May 17, 2023 - Effective Strategies for Reducing Medical Mistrust: Patients Perspectives of Discrimination and Group Based Disparities

Session 9 - July 14, 2023 - Effective Strategies for Reducing Medical Mistrust: Patients Suspicion of Healthcare Providers

Cohort 2 – Session 1 – September 28, 2022 - Understanding and Addressing Medical Mistrust: Introduction to the Group Based Medical Mistrust Scale

Cohort 2 – Session 2 - November 16, 2022 - Measuring Mistrust Using the Group Based Medical Mistrust Scale: Best Practices from a Community

Cohort 2 – Session 3 - January 27, 2023 - Understanding Medical Mistrust Through the Colorectal Cancer Screening Lens

Cohort 2 – Session 4 - April 19, 2023 - Patient Engagement Series: Fundamentals of Elevating Patient Voices Through the Use of Patient Advisory Councils and Governing Boards

Cohort 2 – Session 5 - June 29, 2023 - Patient Engagement Series: Implementing Patient Feedback to Improve Policies and Practices at FQHCs

Cohort 2 – Session 6 - August 24, 2023 - Patient Engagement Series: Sustaining a Highly Effective Patient Advisory Council/Governing Board

Cohort 2 – Session 7 - October 6, 2023 - Effective Strategies for Reducing Medical Mistrust: Support from Healthcare Providers

Cohort 2 – Session 8 - December 8, 2023 - Effective Strategies for Reducing Medical Mistrust: Patients Perspectives of Discrimination and Group Based Disparities

Cohort 2 – Session 9 - January 26, 2024 - Effective Strategies for Reducing Medical Mistrust: Patients Suspicion of Healthcare Providers

Our Experts

Hayley Thompson, PhD

Charles Rogers, PhD, MPH, MS, MCHES

Cecily Blackwater, MPH

Arielle Dance, PhD

Laura Makaroff, DO

Carolyn F. Rhee, FACHE

Allison Rosen, M.S.

Tracy Wiedt, MPH

Bibiana Martinez, MPH, PhD

Shana O. Ntiri, MD

Beverley H. Johnson, FAAN

Jack Westfall, MD, MPH

Anjana Sharma, MD, MAS

Mark Manning, PhD

Wayne B. Tuckson, M.D., FACS, FASCRS